The bus had just dropped off a student when the driver smelled something burning.

The driver evacuated the students and went back on the bus to get their backpacks. After the driver jumped off the back of the bus, it became engulfed in flames.

According to Archdiocese of Louisville chief communications officer Cecilia Hart Price there were eight kids on the bus from St. Patrick Catholic School on the bus when the fire broke out in the engine compartment.

The students were safely removed and waited in a garage nearby. Principal Michael Bratcher contacted parents of the students to pick up their children. He also sent Reach Alert to all parents whose children ride that bus to let them know what happened.